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U.S. Chamber Of Commerce: Arizona Exports Threatened By Trump Tariffs

Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2018 by Judy Cobb

GETTYThe European Commission president wants to end the trade war with the US

The Commerce Department is investigating tariffs on cars and auto parts from the European Union and other trading partners on the grounds of national security under orders from US President Donald Trump. We bring in millions and millions of cars a year and we charge 2.5 percent.

According to the U.S. The Dow Jones industrial average is down slightly for the year.

"We believe the resulting impact of tariffs on imported vehicles and vehicle components will ultimately harm USA economic security and weaken our national security", the group wrote, calling the tariffs a "mistake" and adding that imposing them "could very well set a unsafe precedent that other nations could use to protect their local market from foreign competition".

Trump has threatened to impose a 20% tariff on the import of cars assembled in the European Union if the bloc fails to withdraw its curbs on Washington.

What U.S. officials haven't put on either list so far, are finished goods from China like TVs and cell phones, something that Bunnie Huang finds bewildering: "They've essentially saddled "Made in America" with 25 percent tariffs whereas stuff made in China has no tariffs".

"Given the much higher volumes of automotive trade, retaliation by US trading partners will be swift and brutal", ACC said.

The Trump administration on Monday persisted in defending its burgeoning, multi-front trade war, with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross saying the world's largest economy was robust enough to face the economic blowback. According to Chinese analyst, Bill Bishop, those "qualitative" measures may include more inspections, production delays, administrative penalties, encouragement to use non-US products and a nasty nationalist backlash against the USA and its goods. "Tax reform, regulatory reform have delivered benefits for the economy".

The top White House economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, has said the two countries are "in communication" - although there's been no word of any formal negotiations. The government crisis was prolonged on Sunday when interior minister Horst Seehofer offered to resign instead of backing down from his stance against the chancellor's migration policies.

The EU has a 10 per cent tariff on cars compared to 2.5 per cent for cars entering the US.

"I devoted a lot of time to Harley-Davidson".

But before Trump could finish his sentence, Rutte laughed and said "No". "I can't think of anything good about the trade war". It's an American motorcycle.

The administration has received comments from every major automaker - foreign and domestic - warning him of the detrimental impact his policies will have on the country, adding up to more than 180,000 lost jobs. Trump predicted that as a result of its decision, the company would "take a big hit".

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